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Providing standardized technology for equal student experience
With the school year at a close, university administrators have a new class of arrivals to look forward to in the fall, and with that a new set…
Students take photos of Earth’s curvature with help from iPad
At the Potomac School in McLean, Va., this past school year, 13 seventh- and eighth-graders signed up for a biweekly science elective that proposed this challenge, reports the…
Apple to address iPhone troubles on July 16
Apple Inc. said it will hold a press conference on July 16 to discuss the latest iPhone model, which has been beset by complaints about its antenna, reports…
Government working on wireless spectrum inventory
Federal officials are beginning work on a comprehensive inventory of the nation's radio spectrum in hopes of finding more capacity for wireless high-speed internet connections, reports the Associated…
No known identity theft from virus on OU computer
A virus infiltrated an Oklahoma University employee's laptop that had names and Social Security numbers of OU students. No identity theft has been reported, but at least one…
Google putting its digital library to the test
Google Inc. is giving researchers nearly a half-million dollars to test the academic value of its rapidly growing online library.
Cameras up North
Although security cameras in schools raise staff and student privacy issues, they can be highly beneficial when it comes to...
All-digital newsstand coming to college stores
College students will be able to access digitized publications from around the world starting in August, after the campus retailing industry teamed up with a digital content distributor…
NYC schools to deploy free eMail, collaboration tools
In what could be a huge sign of change in how students learn, New York City Public Schools has begun implementation of communication and collaboration software from ePals…
Researchers find privacy flaws in Chatroulette
Perhaps there is finally something to deter Chatroulette.com users from their more offensive behavior, PC World reports: University researchers say that users of the popular video-chat site might…
Apple silent after Consumer Reports critique
A decision by Consumer Reports against endorsing the latest iPhone because of reception problems threatens to tarnish Apple Inc.'s reputation, yet fans who have braved poor reception for…
On Facebook, telling teachers how much they meant
People who have been out of school for decades are expressing sentiments on social-networking web sites that they dared not express in their youth, reports the New York…
Online testing of students: Will Florida be ready?
Central Florida school administrators are fearing technology snarls and scheduling nightmares when thousands of high-school students start taking standardized math exams on computers next school year, reports the…
Innovation in manufacturing: More than just new technology
The demands on today's workforce are quite different than a decade ago. This is no truer for U.S. manufacturing than other sectors of our economy. However, manufacturing--unlike other…
3D content for education on the rise
At least a dozen companies now offer three-dimensional learning content, according to industry sources, and some of the major players in the educational video market are rumored to…
Broadband grants mean millions more for higher education
Colleges and universities will be among the anchor institutions in an ultra high-speed nationwide internet network after President Obama earlier this month announced more than $760 million in…
End of gay teen web site sparks privacy concerns
A now-defunct web site that catered to gay youth is now ensnared in a federal bankruptcy proceeding that its founder says could result in as many as 1…
iPhone 4 contains a design flaw, testers say
Consumer Reports, America’s trusted source of product reviews, said it would not recommend the iPhone 4 because of a hardware flaw with its antenna that sometimes resulted in…
Amazon opens supercomputing service
A new option for Amazon Web Services has arrived, CNET reports: the raw computing power of supercomputing clusters now widely used in research circles.
China seeks to reduce internet users’ anonymity
A leading Chinese internet regulator has vowed to reduce anonymity in China's portion of cyberspace, calling for new rules to require people to use their real names when…
Schools save money with refurbished computers
At less than half the cost of purchasing new computers, buying high-quality refurbished machines is cheaper and more efficient, some education technology directors say—and that’s a big deal…
Project lets users explore the cosmos from a PC
In a project that aims to pull a new generation of students toward science and technology, Microsoft and NASA have teamed up to create what they say is…
Practice the plan
Recently police officers moved through a Florida middle school hunting for a gunman that had opened fire on campus. There was blood everywhere. Students were lying on the…
Google launches do-it-yourself app creation software
Google is bringing Android software development to the masses, reports the New York Times.
Boston judge cuts penalty in song-sharing case
A federal judge on July 9 drastically trimmed a $675,000 verdict against a Boston University graduate student who was found liable for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs…
Patent holder sues smart-phone makers over patents
The patent-holding company that won a settlement of more than $600 million from the maker of the BlackBerry has sued six other companies in the smart-phone industry, reports…
Judge OKs iPhone class action against Apple, AT&T
A federal judge says a monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc.'s mobile phone unit can move forward as a class action, reports the Associated Press.
Securing K-12 networks for 1:1 computing
The adoption of 1:1 computing programs and online K-12 learning programs are driving an industry-wide move toward accessible network access. In East Grand Rapids Public Schools, and in…
Survey reveals slow progress in education technology
U.S. schools’ average overall scores on an annual survey designed to measure their progress toward implementing 21st-century classrooms and learning skills increased less than 1 percent from 2009,…
British school launches talking PCs for students who can’t speak English
A primary school where more than half the students do not speak English recently became Britain's first to provide every child with a computerized translator, Asian News International…
First projector-equipped Android smart phone to ship
Video chat is all the rage when it comes to new smart phones like the HTC Evo 4G and the iPhone 4, but Samsung's latest Android smart phone…
Australia delays internet filter to review content
Australia's widely criticized proposal to mandate a national web filter blocking child pornography and other objectionable internet content has been delayed at least a year so the government…
Solutions aim to ease ed-tech deployment
Flexibility was a key theme at the 2010 InfoComm conference in Las Vegas, where a number of companies demonstrated products intended to help schools deploy education technology more…
AT&T network glitch limits iPhone 4 upload speeds
In the latest snag for the iPhone 4, AT&T Inc. said on July 7 that a software defect in its network is limiting data uploads from the phone…
Sony cuts eReader price to stay competitive
Sony has cut the prices on its electronic-book readers to keep up with competition from Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, which both recently slashed prices on their own…
‘Climategate’ inquiry mostly vindicates scientists
An independent report into the leak of hundreds of eMails from one of the world’s leading climate research centers on July 7 largely vindicated the scientists involved, saying…
Louisiana governor signs cyber-bullying law
Cyber bullying is now officially a crime in Louisiana, reports the Advocate of Baton Rouge. Gov. Bobby Jindal announced July 7 that he signed House Bill 1259 into…
Customers question tech industry’s takeover spree
The world’s largest technology companies have been on a buying spree, spending billions of dollars to snap up smaller companies. And often the buyers say they’re doing it…
New rules bring online piracy fight to U.S. campuses
